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    DIY Canvas Photo Prints

    By Stacy 31 Comments

    One of the goodies that came in my Silhouette bundle was printable canvas. I have always wanted pictures of my children on canvas but never wanted to pay the price most places charge. So I decided to try to DIY it :)

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    I put the canvas (canvas side down, paper side up) in my printer and printed the pictures of my kids.

    The sheets of canvas are 8.5 x 11 inches. I could have printed it and just framed them. But I wanted to stretch them over a wood frame. I cut a square dowel that measured ⅝ of an inch. I needed four framed so I cut 8 pieces that were 5 ¼ inches and 8 pieces that were 9 ¼ inches.

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    I nailed them together to form a rectangle frame. The smaller pieces fit inside the longer ones (shown below).

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    The canvas has a sticky back so it can be used in paper crafts and scrapbooking as well. I peeled off the protective paper off the sticky side. Then I laid the canvas face down (sticky side up) and set the frame on it. I made sure it was centered and then folded the sides up so I could staple them. The ends I treated like a wrapped package. The sticky back really helped with this step. It kept it in place while I secured it with a staple.

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    If you want, you could stick some paper on the backs where the sticky side is exposed, but it didn't bother me. I just left it as is.

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    A single nail and they were hung!

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    I love the look with the canvas wrapped around!

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    A few tips:

    *If possible, edit your pictures to be a little more saturated in color before printing on the canvas. There are free, simple editing programs online. The ink will be adsorbed into the canvas a little so the picture will not be quite as vibrant as it would if you were printing it on photo paper. Don't over do it, but a little does help.

    *Lay your canvas on a flat, hard surface when stapling. This will help the staples go into the wood all the way. If you have some that do not go in far enough, simply hammer them in the rest of the way.

    *If you do not have a saw most Home Improvement places ( like Home Depot) will cut the wood for you as long as you have the measurements with you.

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    1. GlamorousMommy

      October 22, 2013 at 6:37 am

      I love how these turned out!!

      Fotini

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      • John B

        October 25, 2015 at 1:59 am

        Me either. Love them so much

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    2. Sandi Allen

      October 22, 2013 at 7:15 am

      Love these! You have some handsome boys.
      Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    3. Cath

      October 22, 2013 at 7:21 am

      Beautiful photos! Love how you framed them. Never heard of the canvas paper, thanks.

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    4. Cath

      October 22, 2013 at 7:26 am

      Great idea for framing. Beautiful photos! Hadn't heard about this special paper. Thanks.

      Reply
    5. Momprojects

      October 22, 2013 at 7:57 am

      Thanks for explaining how this is done Stacy, I am always looking for a reason to use my staple gun and hate paying for these expensive canvases. Your boys are SOOOOO cute!!

      Reply
    6. Suman

      October 22, 2013 at 8:12 am

      These look so nice, love these pics of your handsome boys.......they have your smile :)

      Reply
    7. Lisa@ Creative Raisins

      October 22, 2013 at 8:42 am

      These turned out really good, they look so professional ~ Lisa

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    8. Jennifer

      October 22, 2013 at 10:03 am

      I never would have thought you could just print on canvas, was there a special setting in your printer for that?

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      • Stacy

        October 22, 2013 at 10:35 am

        Nope. I set it as "matte photo paper" because my printer didn't give the option for card stock or something thick. But the canvas is really not all that thick.

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    9. Rhonda

      October 22, 2013 at 10:26 am

      Wondering about printing on canvas also. Do you have to have a special printer for this?

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      • Stacy

        October 22, 2013 at 10:37 am

        I used my regular printer :) And it worked great.

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    10. Danita Courtney

      October 22, 2013 at 11:07 am

      Hi Stacy,
      This is a wonderful and priceless gift to yourself! I did two of my children holding their first child and the looks on my "kids" faces are so amazing. I look at these canvases every day and appreciate the gift I was given! You did a fabulous job on these works of art and gifs of children!
      <3 Danita

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    11. Pudel - design

      October 23, 2013 at 1:18 pm

      Thank you for the party!
      Love and hugs...:)
      Lydia

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    12. Lela

      October 23, 2013 at 7:37 pm

      Thank you!!!!!! I've been trying to find a place to print some mini size canvas pictures and everyone starts at 8x10.. I really actually need 5x7, and I have a silhouette, but I didn't realize they were carrying this now. I just ordered the paper and will def be doing this as soon as it arrives so I can finish the photo wall (maybe before Thanksgiving!).

      Reply
    13. Erin @ House Envy

      October 23, 2013 at 7:45 pm

      I love this (seemingly) easy DIY. Well done! (Also, cute kiddos). Erin @ House Envy

      Reply
    14. Colleen

      October 25, 2013 at 7:34 am

      Hi Stacy, I love the way your pictures turned out, I am currently awaiting for the arrival of my Silhouette Portrait that will also include the media bundle. It has the canvas paper in it so I am definitely going to try this. I have just one question, You said that you put the canvas side down with paper side up. So does that mean you are not printing on the canvas side of the paper? When looking at your pictures it looks like it is printed on canvas. I guess I will have to see the paper to better understand how it works. Is printing on the paper side of the canvas paper the usual way it is done?

      Reply
    15. Emily @ DavenportDIY

      October 28, 2013 at 11:50 am

      Love love love these!! I am in love with canvas prints but they are just so expensive. I like that you were able to do this at home- they look great. You have a beautiful family!

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    16. Power My Life

      October 29, 2013 at 1:58 pm

      This DIY project will be great as a Christmas present! Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea!

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    17. Kari-Anne

      November 30, 2013 at 10:02 am

      Hi Stacy,
      I'm pretty new to this on-line DIY stuff. Your instructions are clear, and your finished product is wonderful.
      However, did I miss where you purchase this sticky sided canvas? I live in Canada, so I really hope this is available to buy up here. I found you on Pinterest. Should I sign up here to subscribe or follow you on Pinterest.? Which is best?
      Thanks for sharing this and taking the time to help me.
      Gratefully,
      Kari-Anne

      Reply
    18. Cale

      January 10, 2014 at 3:10 pm

      Please,would You explane better-Convas side down with paper side up.What is meen?Would You put some Photo tutorial?Kiss from Serbia

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    19. Cyndi

      January 10, 2014 at 3:34 pm

      Stacy, your boys are gorgeous! When you say these printed on your "regular printer," what type of printer is that? I am also looking to learn what will print to a larger size...perhaps I would need to visit a commercial display company. Ideas? Great job Stacy~
      Cyndi

      Reply
    20. Anna Guerra

      August 04, 2014 at 9:49 am

      Lovely family! What type printer do you have/use? I've never heard of sticky back canvas paper...where do you get that?
      Thanks in advance! Anna

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    21. Belinda

      October 17, 2014 at 2:33 pm

      Thanx Stacy, been looking all day for setting; will give it a try!

      Reply
    22. Allyson Rowley

      June 27, 2015 at 4:45 pm

      Your board just came up as a suggestion on my pinterest board and I was so happy to see it!! You see....I taught your two oldest sons computers, before I moved two years ago. What a lucky mom you are!! They are fantastic!! And what a great idea and talent you have! Tell your sons Mrs. Rowley misses them and thinks they are amazing young men! I look forward to following your board.

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    23. NancyC

      July 06, 2015 at 6:18 pm

      Hi Stacy. I too am confused by placing the canvas face down with paper side when feeding into the printer. Did you feed it into the printer through the rear/back of printer, hence canvas side down? Love your finished product. Thanks.

      Reply
    24. Tim Andrew

      October 03, 2015 at 8:44 am

      Wow, incredible pics. I love these very much

      Reply
    25. Ivory

      September 30, 2017 at 4:57 pm

      These prints are absolutely adorable, but for the life of me, I just don't get how you got the picture on the canvas using your printer. I know the canvas cannot feed through the printer, so how did you do it? Do you have pictures showing the steps by steps you did to creative this beautiful work of art. By the way, you have very handsome boys. Please advise.

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      • Ivory

        October 01, 2017 at 1:49 pm

        Thanks for answering my question so fast. Have a great weekend

        Reply
    26. Dad Life

      May 23, 2019 at 3:03 pm

      I have always wondered what it would be like to make a photo canvas without the high price of ordering one. I am going to give this a try next week and see how it turns out.

      Reply

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